Georgia CommonsHouse · Passed · 2025-2026 Regular Session
HR 514: Pate, Bobby C.; condolences
Last action March 6, 2025 · House Read and Adopted
A Georgia House resolution honors the life of Bobby C. Pate, a former college football player and coach with ties to Hart County, following his death in September 2024.
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In plain language
This is a commemorative resolution passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It does not change any law. Instead, it formally recognizes the life of Bobby C. Pate, who died on September 28, 2024, recounting his career as a college football player recruited in both the 1960 NFL and AFL drafts, and his decades of coaching at Georgia high schools and colleges, including leading the University of West Georgia to a 1982 NCAA Division III national championship. The resolution expresses the House's condolences to his family and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for his family. It has no regulatory or budgetary effect and serves solely as a formal tribute.
What the bill does
- Formally honors the life and memory of Bobby C. Pate on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
- Recounts his athletic and coaching career, including stops at Hart County, Toccoa, Norcross, and Cherokee High Schools and the University of West Georgia.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Pate's family.
- Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is purely a commemorative statement.
Who it affects
This resolution directly affects the family of Bobby C. Pate, who will receive a copy of it, and reflects the sentiment of the members of the Georgia House of Representatives. It has no effect on the general public or any regulated industry.
Why it matters
The resolution carries no legal or financial consequences for Georgians. Its significance is symbolic, providing formal public recognition and condolences from the state legislature to the family of a Georgia coach and athlete.
Key provisions
- The resolution opens with a series of 'whereas' clauses detailing Bobby C. Pate's birth, athletic career, coaching history, and family life.
- The resolved clause states the House joins in honoring his life and expresses regret at his passing.
- A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to his family.
From the bill
“the members of this body join in honoring the life and memory of Bobby C. Pate and express their deepest and most sincere regret at his passing.”
Status timeline
- House Read and Adopted (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Alan Powell (R, HD-33)
Topics
- commemorative resolution
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Hart County
- condolences